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Hey Mer,
Love love love this website. AMAZING. as is your standard. Just wanna let you know I’m back in Vic for the fall so holla at me when your back anytime before Oct 14th when you set off for the big adventure. and let me know if there’s anything i can do to help.
Great work!
Robyn
Bon Voyage guys – nice warm weather for the start!
Good Afternoon, I have some usefil website info at the end of this lengthy mail. I envy you your challenges.
It was fun meeting you this morning. I enjoy people living an adventure. I called Bob Newbill and gave him a heads up on you all. He is very familiar with the area between Belfair and Montesano (his son lives in Montesano) so he can provide route and other info. He may have other contacts as well. It is possible to ferry to Seattle (free) and then ferry to Bremerton (about $12 dollars each I think). That would give you a fairly easy day into Belfair or possibly Shelton. I went onto mapmyride.com and ran from the ferry dock to downtown Shelton via the old Belfair highway. [Follow Kisap Way west, then left onto Auto Center Way as you pass under the Freeway]. then over the hill past pendergrast Park following your instincts and the main flow of traffic. You will not get lost as all downhill roads end up in the same place. It is a total of 40 miles via highway 3 or about 43 miles via the more scenic and less traveled hwy 106. Remember to take the Old Belfair hwy out of Gorst (Kitsap Muffler is your landmark) then just stay on the road until you literally drop into Belfair [It is all downhill after the railroad overass]At the QFC, Belfair state park is to your right, along the North side of the canal, about 5 miles and traffic eases off pretty rapidly. Going to Shelton? As you leave Belfair going south the road going left (up the hill) is Hwy 3, a nice but busy road, or you can take 106 which runs along the south side of smoothly paved, low traffic Hoods Canal until you reach the Purdy Cutoff Rd. From the PCO, you can take the left onto Enchantment, Left at Hatchery, Right at Webb which becomes McReavy which becomes Brockdale and takes you into Shelton.
If you miss the turn off from the Purdy cutoff or for that matter miss the Purdy Cutoff, 106 will put you onto Hwy 101 so you cannot get lost. And you have already been on that anyway. No sweat.
Mapmyride shows a max elevation of 463 feet with 1400 ascent and 1150 descent. I would strongly endorse playing in that website. It is FREE and goes anywhere in the world. I like Google but prefer Mapmyride for routing purposes as Google always assumes you are driving and does not provide alternatives, elevation and other bicycle information.
You know CGOAB, the first is a ride that my friend Fred and I took across the southern US and the second one that the couple I told you about put out. Lots of contact information on that one and you have a lot in common.
The last is a national bike blog about all things bicycle. You might get on to the touring and also the regional forums. That might prove to be very beneficial for contacts and places to stay as you pilgrimage the trail to any place.
http://www.mapmyride.com
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/3518
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/honeymoon
http://www.bikeforums.net/
Bon Voyage,
Bill Abbey
Poulsbo, WA
Hey guys. When the rain falls here (yesterday!!!!) I hope it does not fall on you. When the sun shines brilliantly (today!!!!!) I hope it is shining on you as well. Peddle on – only 1 1/2 weeks to go to strong legs! Love you tons
Dear Alex & Meredith; Wow!! fantastic photos, wonderful scenery!! You are having such an adventure. Keep in touch – its so great to be able to follow your progress,
Love Nana & She
my family talked to you at taco roco in san luis obispo on sat28 dec. you are welcome to stay at our house in temecula ca. there is a 30mile bike trail from the beach toward temecula then its 50miles on side streets. from temecula its 35miles to oceanside on highway 1. good luck tim
I am sending you some fan-mail. Here it is. The podcasts are Great.
Brian and Dorothy on a 36′ Brentboat named ‘Tagish’ are approaching La Paz from Cabo as I type. When you get to saltwater on the Sea of Cortez side of the Baja , start calling on your vhf radio for them. Oh , no radio on your bike ?
They are at: brian33greenboat@yahoo.ca
Wifi on their boat is surprisingly available. The boat is a lighter green than ours.
I think they will be heading north to the islands and bays – places such as Santispac near Mulege or Bahia San Juanico , possibly Santa Rosalia or Loreto. I will let them know you two are wheeling through the desert.
It is also possible they might be weeks in La Paz .
Steve
Alex and Meredith. Enjoyed the lively radio interview this morning on CBC Halifax. Fun website and podcasts. Watch out for the dogs.
Bill Barker @ King’s
Getting closer… we will be in Ensenada in la casa del cyclista for Chrismas… what about you guys?
Guys!
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Alex, I just sent mer a message on The Book letting her know how much I love the podcasts. But congrats to you too, your voice has become very familiar. Awesome stuff guys. So cool. I was impressed that you guys can bike and talk at the same time. werd.
love annnna
Hola Alex y Meredith,
¿Cómo siguen? Recibieron las llantas y pudieron salir de Granada. Me alegró mucho conocerles y saber que somos bastante gente loca que nos gusta hacer largas travesías en bicicleta, buscando y buscando la esencia de la vida.
Soy Jorge el ciclturista español, que ahora está quietito en Nicaragua.
Olvidé contarles que si quieren pasar a Costa Rica por Los Chiles (es más bonito y menos peligroso por los camiones) pueden tomar un ferry en Granada hasta San Carlos. Los ferrys salen dos veces por semana de Granada a las 2 pm. llegan a la mañana siguiente a San Carlos, pasando por la isla de Ometepe (que es muy bonita).
Cualquier información que necesiten de Nicaragua o Costa Rica, me dicen y tal vez pueda ayudarles. Buen viaje y mucha suerte.
Abrazo,
Jorge
WEll I’m sittin’ in the hospital waiting for a baby…waiting…waiting. I just looked at all of your photos again. They are so awesome – thay made me smile and giggle all over again! No new blogs, posts, podcasts lately. I’m going through withdrawal! Guess I’ll just have to get the live goods next month.
Hope the weather is warm, the cycling smooth and the inner tubes intact!!
love from the pit crew (in disguise as a midwife)
Congratulations!!!! particularly on the last 361 kms. AMAZING AMAZING. Enjoy your next week relaxing, debriefing, packing up, saying adios.
love you both
the west coast mom
Hi, I just read your post about wanting to crew through the Panama Canal…
I am in the process of buying a 36′ Columbia located in Texas and am going to sail her south and through the Panama Canal then up to Victoria BC. I have sailed from Vancouver Island to Mexico and back in 2002-2003 and am very experienced sailor. I am looking for crew to help all or some of the way, however I don’t think I will be in Panama until end of April, beginning of May. This is NOT an offer for paid positions, rather, you pay your own way, food & drink and a portion of fuel if we choose to motor, although I prefer to sail, I cover all other boat expenses.
a little about me, I am 53 year old male, married (but wife is unable to make this trip). Have sailed since I was 16 and love the ocean. I spent 20+ years working around the world in the oil fields and then returned to University and got a degree in Child & Youth Care – First Nations and worked with high at risk teens. Currently I am unemployed and am bring the S/V back to Victoria for my wife and I to sail for a few years and then circumnavigate when my wife finishes her job. I am a non-drinker, but have no problem with others drinking. My plan is not to spend alot of time stopping and exploring, but a few stops along the trip are a must.
Let me know if you are interested in this trip or any part of it.
Cheers…Rob